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children requiring special educational treatment attended schools in other boroughs and 89
(86) were placed in boarding schools. Included in these numbers were 26 (26) physically
handicapped children in attendance at day schools and 5 (6) at boarding schools. Attending
ordinary schools were 72 (70) epileptic children, 42 (45) with orthopaedic and postural
defects, 6 (7) suffering from diabetes, 17 (15) from rheumatism, 228 (213) from asthma, 16
(17) cerebral and spastic cases, and 14 (14) with eye diseases other than refractions and
squints.
The number of maladjusted children referred to the Problem Case Conference was
112 (153). Of this number, 80 (103) were referred to Child Guidance Clinics. There were
two tutorial classes for maladjusted children and 11 (15) children were recommended for
them from Case Conferences.
CLINICS
Vision
The total attendances numbered 1,880 (2,028) at 149 (162) sessions held during the
year.
New cases attending during the year numbered 790 (838).
Partially sighted children educated in special schools numbered 8 (8).
Hearing
Audiometry
During the year 3,656 (4,177) children in ordinary schools were given the "Sweep"
test by the nursing sisters.

In addition to 8 (8) children attending schools for the deaf, 8 (6) attended partially
hearing units. Of the 23 (16) children wearing hearing aids who attended other schools, 15
(11) were in ordinary schools, 3 (1) were in schools for the physically handicapped and 5
(4) were in schools for the educationally sub-normal.